Katwijk aan Zee

Katwijk aan Zee looks out over the North Sea, ten neighbourhoods and just over 17,000 residents in the old fishing and seaside town. Amenities reach 8.9 and the overall 6.8, with the beach and centre within reach. Safety (6.5), housing (6.5) and social life (5.3) hold around or above the middle. Nature is the weakest at 3.5. A close-knit, traditionally Protestant coastal town with a strongly distinct character.